Honor Magic 7 Pro Review
The Snapdragon 8 Elite keeps popping up in this generation’s top-tier phones—we’ve seen it in the OnePlus 13 and Xiaomi 15 Pro, and now it’s at the heart of Honor’s Magic 7 Pro. This flagship brings a distinctive camera module, a hefty high-resolution telephoto lens, and one of the quickest in-display fingerprint sensors on the market. In today’s deep dive, we’ll unbox the Magic 7 Pro and explore every new feature Honor has packed into its latest flagship.
Unboxing
The Magic 7 Pro ships in two flavours—12GB RAM with 256GB storage or 16GB RAM with 512GB storage. I have the higher-tier 16/512 configuration in crisp white, though you can also choose black, blue, or a grey finish with subtle patterned accents (personally, I find the grey version the most striking).
Inside the box you’ll find:
- The Magic 7 Pro handset
- A frosted TPU protective case
- SIM eject tool and quick-start guide
- A white USB-A to USB-C cable
- A 100W fast-charging brick
Build and Battery
Honor outfits the Magic 7 Pro with an IP68/IP69 rating, safeguarding it against dust and water. The curved glass front and back meet polished, chamfered metal rails that make the 8.8 mm-thick phone feel exceptionally ergonomic in hand, despite its 225 g weight.
Power comes from a 5850 mAh cell with 100W wired charging, plus an industry-leading 80W wireless charging option—far beyond the typical 50W you see on other Chinese flagships. The frosted rear resists fingerprints, while the glossy sides are prone to smudges. A pearlescent effect on the white model adds a subtle shimmer under light.
Selfie Camera
Honor opts for a pill-shaped cutout up front to house both a 50 MP selfie sensor and a Time-of-Flight module. This combo enables secure 3D Face Unlock—even in the dark.
Selfies come out sharp with natural skin tones and reliable edge detection. You can also record at 4K 60FPS for high-resolution vlogs. Software-wise, Honor’s AI can apply creative filters or “rescue” closed eyes by referencing other photos you’ve taken—though the results aren’t always flawless.
Display and Audio
The Magic 7 Pro sports a 6.8-inch OLED screen at 1.5 K resolution (453 ppi), protected by Rhino Glass. Honor’s 8T LTPO panel dynamically shifts between 1Hz and 120Hz to conserve power, and it boasts up to 5000 nits peak brightness in HDR. In real-world testing, I saw a maximum of 800 nits in manual mode and 1600 nits on auto—which still makes outdoor viewing a breeze.
For those sensitive to flicker, the phone uses a 4320Hz PWM dimming solution. A hidden developer toggle lets you switch LTPO behaviour to single-stripe mode if you prefer.
Rounding out the multimedia experience, dual stereo speakers deliver rich, balanced audio. Compared head-to-head with Samsung’s S24 Ultra, the Magic 7 Pro edges ahead in clarity and volume. Their asymmetric placement ensures at least one driver remains unobstructed during gaming or video playback.
Performance
Gaming on the Magic 7 Pro is driven by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite, featuring the new Orion performance core for a noticeable uplift over the 8 Gen 3. Initially, the phone struggled with thermal throttling—during a 3DMark stress test it lost over half its peak performance. However, a subsequent software update improved heat management: after the patch, the device completed the test without overheating, peaking at around 42 °C on the screen side and 36 °C on the back—cooler than competitors like the Xiaomi 15 Pro, which hits 47 °C.
Interestingly, each run showed a single dip around the eight- to nine-minute mark, dragging stability down to about 61 percent before recovering to roughly 60 percent for the remainder of the loop. With future updates, that stability figure could climb further. Even with some throttling, the 8 Elite delivers more than enough horsepower to run demanding titles smoothly without uncomfortable heat.
All configurations of the Magic 7 Pro pair the chip with either 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and fast UFS 4.0 storage in 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB capacities. Honor also includes satellite connectivity in China, an IR blaster, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port with DisplayPort 1.2 support. Beyond simple screen mirroring, Honor offers a desktop-like interface—akin to Samsung DeX—with the phone doubling as a trackpad.
Honor Magic 7 Pro
₹66,990.00- Display: 6.8″ OLED (FHD+)
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Memory: 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage
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Software
The Magic 7 Pro runs Magic OS 9 on top of Android 15. Performance is zippy and responsive, matching what you’d expect from flagship hardware. While Honor hasn’t officially outlined its update roadmap for this model, the company pledged four years of OS upgrades and five years of security patches for the Magic 6 Pro, so similar support for the Magic 7 Pro seems likely.
Magic OS 9 includes built-in AI tools: face-tune and “eye open” fixes for selfies, an AI eraser to remove unwanted objects from photos, AI out painting to extend images, and AI-style filters. Although most of these features rely on cloud processing rather than on-device inference, Honor stands out by not requiring an account login to access its AI services.
Cameras
The rear module houses three sensors. The primary camera uses a customized 50 MP OmniVision OV50H sensor (1/1.3″) behind a variable-aperture f/1.4–f/2.0 lens. In practice, Honor defaults to f/2.0 for daylight shots—switch to Pro mode if you want f/1.4 for extra light. Daytime photos show plenty of detail, wide dynamic range, and vivid colour by default, with a “Natural” option available for more restrained tones. In low light, the camera sometimes switches to f/1.4, producing clean images with minimal noise and well-controlled highlights.
The 50 MP ultra-wide camera also supports autofocus down to 2.5 cm for macro close-ups. The highlight, however, is the periscope telephoto: a 200 MP 1/1.4″ sensor paired with a 3× optical zoom lens and OIS. The high resolution combined with Honor’s processing pipeline yields impressively detailed shots. Studio-style black-and-white “Harcourt” portraits make a return from the Honor 200 Pro.
For video, all three lenses can record at 4K 60 FPS. Honor’s “Studio Mode” ensures stable, usable footage even at 10× zoom. Overall, the Magic 7 Pro’s optics deliver versatile, high-quality results across wide, ultra-wide, and zoomed perspectives.
Final Thoughts
In China, the Honor Magic 7 Pro starts at ¥5,699 (about $800 USD or Rs. 68,000). With its top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, robust cooling improvements via software updates, flexible desktop output, comprehensive AI features, and best-in-class camera hardware, the Magic 7 Pro represents a compelling flagship package at a competitively mid-range price point.
